Acts 9:17 "So Ananias went and entered the house; laying his hands on him, he said, 'Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit.'" (NAB)
One wonders what would have happened had Saul (in Life of Brian fashion) had not submitted to the Church in [Damascus] and been healed of blindness by Ananias, but had started his own sect... Instead, we have a fascinating situation. The zealot confesses his blindness to the pastoral authority. The representative of the Church for his part is filled with a certain trepidation. And yet, these opponents are brought together in obedience to the Lord: the Church conquers the Gentiles, and Europe will hear the Gospel preached.
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